Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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Originally posted by Andy_SRi
ur all sayin 55/56 is the most economic it isnt
99 is.......
Its the fastest you can go without losing ur license therefore it takes you less time to get to where ur going so its economical with time 
wot a stupid statment - of cause u can loose ya license for doing 99mph
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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the most economical way is changing gear at 3k
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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I was changing gear at about 1500 rpm on the way to the garage today as i didnt want it to overheat 
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Agreed with above.
Best way to save fuel is basically to keep the revs in every gear between 2000-3000rpm. Pickup speed slowly with li8ght acceleration, and under de-acceleration, be light with the brakes and let the engine gradually decrease its rpm as opposed to stamping on the brakes.
Thats pretty much the only way u can get optimum performance from normal every day driving. And of course, motorway driving helps.
My old 1.4 16v engine managed 430miles to a tank of fuel. That was even coming back from a Corsa meet and having a few plays down the motorway. All the way to Cornwall i stuck at 65-75mph (night time).
Was well impressed.
New engine, pah, lucky to get 250miles out of it 
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